Japan Made Limited BOKER APPLEGATE First Combat OSS Fighting Knife Dagger Sheath

Japan Made Limited Edition BOKER APPLEGATE First Combat OSS Knife with Leather Sheath Knife is solid, no loose parts Size: 11 7/8" total length, blade is 7"   "In 1942, while with the OSS, Col. Rex Applegate designed his first combat fighting knife.  Boker commissioned famous knife maker Hiro, in Seki-Japan, to recreate this famous blade.  There were very few of the original knives.  Boker had only 600 of these made worldwide and they are truly prized collectibles.    Features: AUS-8 stainless steel blade is dagger ground on both sides.   The blade is beautifully etched OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICE   OSS  1942     FIRST APPLEGATE COMBAT DAGGER DESIGN and has the OSS 'flying' logo.  Each blade is individually serial numbered.  The serial number is stamped into the blade tang. The handle, just as the original, is made of large stacked leather washers.  It has a very solid grip.  The thick double guard, bolster, and the pommel is all polished brass. Each knife is new in box and comes with